Buggy GPS

[Spinder]

I just got a phone that has built in GPS.

Almost every time I fire up the Map application on it, though, it will incorrectly show "My Position" as several streets away from where I *actually* am. And I have to exit and restart the application several times before the blue dot appears in the correct spot, where I am right now,

WTF? Is it something faulty with the GPS device? What could be causing this? I don't like this it at all, because it means I would have nothing to rely on if I got lost somewhere. How do I fix this so it stops being wrong?

[Malcolm Tucker]

By chance is this a Nokia XPress Music phone??

[Spinder]

By chance is this a Nokia XPress Music phone??

No, it's a Nokia 6790 Surge :(

[Malcolm Tucker]

Hmm apparently, every one I know with a Nokia GPS, it does this. I'm not sure if there's any patch released but all I would say is just keep checking for an update. Hopefully Nokia is working on one. I have this problem with my 5800 too, right now it's saying I'm 6 blocks from where I should be and moving....It may just be poor connectivity in your area, like it works well if you're outdoors and not in an enclosed area.

[Spinder]

So it isn't fixable? What if I were to go an exchange it for another phone, might another phone have it working properly?? :(

Noooo I want the GPS to work properly! :cry:

[Malcolm Tucker]

Well before you rush into that I would ring Nokia yourself and inquire about it first. I would make also make sure that you've set the app up EXACTLY as it says in the manual before ringing.

[Spinder]

Well, both of the map applications (both OVI and Google) did this, and I followed the instructions and am positive it's set up correctly...

Can you recommend a better phone brand to me? One that doesn't have problems like this with its hardware? I wish I'd known about this problem before I decided to get a Nokia!

I do not want a phone that has things on it that don't work properly!

[JackOfClubs]

Probably just bad satellite coverage in your area. I have a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the GPS is just fine.